Fuyo goes University...

The next course is finished the VEG exam passed with excellent result …
11 January is the first lesson of GGB, the University level for dogs, a serious stuff…but we will manage if not in one or two years than in three or four as the real students do… Before that the X-mas holidays break and earned rest…

Fuyo’s day…

What a day, what a day…

God said that the Sunday should be the day to rest, well this was not a case today…I feel as I have created the whole world just today.

Morning, around 7:00 o’clock I have waked up before the alarm went off…nervous before EG exam (Elementaire Gehoorzaamheid – Elementary Obedience) for Fuyo which was scheduled at 8:30. The exam went good. Not perfect, but come on, both Fuyo and me are note the “morning people”. The exam is build from 12 parts (see below, with the star obligatory part) and I think Fuyo’s score will be as follow:

1. Greetings * => 5,5 points ;(
2. Standing, being checked and showing the teeth * => 6 points
3. Walking on the lash* => 6 points
4. Sit and wait (at 5 meter distance) 30 seconds => 10 points ;))
5. Down and wait (at 5 meter distance) 1 minute* => 10 points ;))
6. Coming and sitting in front* => 10 points ;))
7. Sit next the foot from sitting in front => 10 points ;))
8. Attention exercise down/sit on the hand signal => 9 points
9. Bringing the toy and lay in hand => 9 points
10. Sending forward => 10 points ;))
11. Running the triangle => 7 points (I hope)
12. Total picture of all => 8 points (I wish)

10 minutes went fast, no time for corrections but as far as I know we have passed the exam. Fuyo’s diploma will be sent home and she is first on the list for the next curse which starts in September.

(Source: KC de Hofstad in Den Haag)

We had to hurry home because at 10:00 need to start our trip to Drenthe for Fuyo’s version of Sensation White.
Location: Forest in Drenthe
Dress code: White
Doors open: 13:00
Entrée: Free

There ware approximately 15 white shepherds, running freely and playing with each other. Most of the owners and breeders were from the northern part of Holland, we had to drive 2, 5 hours to get there but it was worth. First 15 minutes Fuyo was nervous, a bit disoriented, not knowing what to do with all this dogs running around. Eventually, she has relaxed, started to play, snuffle around, run with the other dogs and even participated in stealing the sticks and swimming. We came back at 6:00 p.m. after the whole day of excitements …

Some pictures below…

And she can jump...

Fuyo became a woman, well… not really “a woman” but she got her firs period ;))
She is behaving quite normal, not cranky or moody, only less concentrated. The walks take ages since she is snuffing everything and marking her territory using few drops of pee every meter.

We have to be careful, walk with her on the lash and get rid of all the “gentlemen” trying to charm her. For the rest, she is usual her eating, drinking and playing…

Family visit…

After more than eight months we went to visit Fuyo’s family living Aan Den Noordendijk.
I was curious rather she is going to recognize or feel that the dogs there belong to the same line/family. Noah the mother of Fuyo, Fennah the sister and Indy the half sister.

When we arrived, Fennah was standing and bluffing at the gate, it was funny to see how alike they were from a distance. We were quite shocked that from close by Fuyo was much bigger than her Fennah, she was even bigger than Noah and Indy. However, the expression on Fuyo's face, the hair curls on her back and figure are very similar to her mother. H. said that the curly tail she took after her grandfather(whoever he was).

The group (Noah, Indy, Fennah and Willow) have not given Fuyo the warm welcome, they were quite tough on her at first, just to show who is the boss at the farm. More than one hour Fuyo was with her family, checking each other, chasing, playing, barking…

I made some pictures, of course. It was so cold that not only my fingers stop working but my camera as well.

I think that Fuyo will have a great time being there during our skiing holidays and we will be relaxed that she will be under the good care of H.


Sisters kiss ***Fennah and Fuyo***

Listen to me little girl ***Noah and Fuyo***

***Fennah and Indy***

Happy Fuyo ***picture made by Helen***

I wanted to…

write something else, actually. I had an inspiration in the train, the story is almost ready…for another day. Today I will write only this that is very cold, no perspective for weather improvements but only for more cold days and the evenings.

Next Sunday we will have the exam. 9:24 Fuyo is going to show what she have learned the last 3 months: sit, stand, down, walk, sit and wait, down and wait, come to me, go and get, show your teeth and don’t jump when somebody wants to give your boss the greetings and the hand shake… we can get maximum 130 points, but 70 points is enough to pass...

We will train a bit more… Can she do it? Yes, she can!(I hope so).

Master of disaster…

Or I should rather say mistress… this time it is not me but Fuyo. First of all, she has destroyed the mattress which was her bed. I ask my aunt to repair it and she did a very good job. And for what ??? … After 4 days Fuyo has already eaten a big hole in one of the corners and took 1/3 of the sponge out. Secondly, the beautiful wicker basket that we bought for her in Poland, survived downstairs only two and half nights. Now, it is laying on the attic waiting for the better times and Fuyo to grow up… The last but not the least ware my warm, thick, woolen slippers … died today.

But well it’s not that bad… I know dogs that can eat and bite more valuable items… f.e. a remote control, a cell phone, a laptop battery, new shoes, a bank pass, a well prepared minced meat for dinner for 6 people, a sugar bowl full of sugar, a picture (without the frame) and many, many other…

Who?? Me?? NEVER… I am not guilty.

The progress…

Fuyo finished the puppy course … she finished as the last one. 15 pups got more points that she did. Was I disappointed … no, not at all. Kidding, I was!!! My dog, the last one, my pride suffered… I had always the best grades. I was always on top of the class, at least…well… A. said that her diploma looks 100% better that the ones he has been getting from school…now we know from whom she got it ;)).

Currently we are following the next course. This one is suppose to help us to go through the puberty period. Yes, she is more then 4 months, changing her teeth, being annoying and pushing “her way” from time to time.

The first two lessons, I had the feeling that she didn’t give a shit to do anything we asked for. Until today I had my doubts if we ever going to teach her something and pass the exams in December…and today…WOW...the miracle happened. She was behaving very good, sit, down, wait, come …like all the words found the right drawer in her tiny brain. I loved her; I was proud and wanted to squeeze her from the happiness. The lesson for us…we have to practice more and she will learn a lot!

Fuyo and her friend Jaba from the puppy course

Fuyo, the you tube star...

Sunday afternoon, cold, windy, rainy and gray in general. How to make the day a bit more colorful and playful? Take the dog to the beach and make the film ;)) just for fun, just for memories. She is growing so fast!! We came home wet and tired but happy, with two bags of French-fries…lekker!!!

ER during the night hours...

Do you know what is worst than 6 hours of sleep? I will tell you,4 hours of sleep…
This can happen when your dog will eat something which was not exactly for her/him… The entire “show” started at half past three in the morning … poor Fuyo…and poor us. My mum said long time ago that a sick man at home it is a night mare… but I think, sick dog at home that is the nightmare times two… Luckily, when I was leaving to my work, everything was back to normal. Now, 10:20 p.m., I am ready to grasp as much sleep as I can… I am not that good in power napping...at my work.

White and black…

And this is not about the song from Michael Jackson …. La la la la Black and whiteeeee… that the video clip (that time) has cost the fortune (not for M.J.)…and was super, was high tech with a lot of computer effect … This is about our lovely Fuyo and the morning walk in the rain… in Westerpark in Zoetermeer.

WHITE…

BLACK…

Sunday evening... the sun is back...

Weekend is almost gone but it seems that the sun suddenly got the idea to shine for the while. A. is working and me with the big headache trying to enjoy the last hours of Sunday. I know for sure that if Fuyo would not be here I would be just hanging on my couch. Because of her … even the headache has a ray of light.

wind...

The beach…

Our first time on the beach. Until last week we were just talking about it with A. We have been thinking how nice it would be to have a dog, run and play in the sand and the water. Yesterday we had our preview… One more thing, for all people struggling with the weight problems,our advise is buy the dog! We have lost 5 kilo (together with A.) in one week… no sleep, no time to eat and going outside 10 times a day… but still... WE LOVE IT!!!!

The first day at home…

Fuyo is home, she didn’t have too much problems to get use to. I was surprised because even at night she was quiet and slept, more or less...we slept as well …more or less. She doesn’t eat our shoes or the furniture, she does the number two and pee outside… okay the first two numbers two’s she did on the balcony, but not at home… She is a wonderful dog but we have to teach her a lot… she even doesn’t react on her name yet................

Shhhh, Shhhh
It's, oh, so quiet
It's, oh, so still
You're all alone
And so peaceful until...

Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love you tomorrow…

Fuyo is coming, actually I am going to collect her from H. We have prepared everything according to books, information from friends and of course the best ever guidelines from H. I am a bit anxious about tomorrow, how it will be to take Fuyo home, will she be happy or sad to leave the whole family behind, will she be feeling good with us and how long it will take her to get use to us, home and being “alone”? Questions, questions… On one hand I cannot wait on the other …. Everything will be fine!

Isn’t she lovely, isn’t she beautiful…



Running...


and being tired...

and before I will go to to bed...

I wanted to go to my bed but before I do...quickly...We went to see them...and have to wait 5 weeks to take one home, our Fujo...

And her name is Fujo…

Yesterday A. has asked the breeder if we can reserve the name Fujo for our girl dog and we got the answer ….yes we can! I am very happy because I like this name, it is tough and funny but also easy to pronounce for my mum. The origin of the name is African and it means “She completes the family”. So now the question is… which of those four beauties will make our family complete.